ART. 2.} ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY.

tecting the public and city property, rights and pri-
vileges from waste or encroachment, and for promot-
ing and securing the good government of the city ;
all by-laws and ordinances of the said corporation

353

shall be by the mayor ; the mayor shall, during the
first ten days in the month of January of each and
every year, cause to be prepared and printed for the
information of the citizens a statement of the finan-
ces of the said corporation ; he may call upon any
officer of the city entrusted with the receipt and ex-
penditure of public money for a statement of his
accounts as often as he may deem it necessary ; he
shall see that the ordinances are duly and faithfully
executed.

Statement of
finances.

Sub-Sec. 42. Before the mayor, recorder and alder-
men of the city of Annapolis shall pass any ordinance
to open, widen, close or discontinue any new streets,
lanes or alleys, or any part thereof, in pursuance of

Opening,
widening, &c.,
streets, lanes,
&c. t

the authority herein delegated, at least thirty days'
notice shall be given before the passage of such ordi-
nance in some newspaper or newspapers published
in said city, and before any street, lane or alley shall
be so discontinued or closed in whole or in part,
the proprietors of lots on any part or section of the
streets, lanes and alleys so to be discontinued or
closed, in whole or in part, whose property will
be depreciated by the act of the corporation, may
apply to any justice of the peace in said city, who
is hereby empowered, upon an affidavit of facts, to

Notice.

summon a jury of twelve citizens, whose duty it
shall be to examine the premises and assess the
damages sustained by the complainant ; the full
value of such assessment shall be paid or tendered
to the complainant as hereinbefore provided, before
the final execution of such ordinance.

Jury.